Overall Green Earthquake alert in Philippines on 03 Sep 2012 08:49 UTC

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M 4.9 in Philippines on 03 Sep 2012 08:49 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.9M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	6.569 , 123.884
Event Date:	03 Sep 2012 08:49 UTC 03 Sep 2012 16:49 Local
Exposed Population:	1670000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000cdxh
Inserted at:	03 Sep 2012 09:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000cdxh	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
119275		0.5	03 Sep 2012 08:49	4.9M, 11.2km	N/A	1.7 million (in 100km)		00:30	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Philippines , Region of Central Mindanao (population 3,171,000) . The nearest places are Pitas Pt, Basiauang, Tipudus, Sañgay, Ballia, Sugko, Puricay, Mamant Maslo, Linao B, Sedem, and Talisawa.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.2 million people
75 km	660000 people
50 km	170000 people
20 km	27000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central Mindanao	Philippines	3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pitas Pt		Philippines	Village	-	17 km
Basiauang	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	17 km
Tipudus	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	18 km
Sañgay	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3700 people	20 km
Ballia	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	21 km
Sugko	Sultan Kudarat	Philippines	Village	-	21 km
Puricay	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	23 km
Mamant Maslo	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	27 km
Linao B	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	28 km
Sedem	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	28 km
Meti	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	31 km
Lapaken	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	33 km
Malotunol	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	34 km
Basak	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3700 people	35 km
Resa	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	38 km
Ulona Tran	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	40 km
Kamanga	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	41 km
Akot	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	43 km
Kinimi	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	43 km
Romogaob	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	45 km
Tiburos	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	48 km
Bual	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	50 km
Blaun	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	52 km
Upi	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	9300 people	55 km
Wal	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	56 km
Kangkong	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	56 km
Ahan	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	57 km
Tabuan	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	58 km
Tibulos	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	61 km
Daguma	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3700 people	63 km
Renede	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	64 km
Timbangan	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	64 km
Kapaya	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	4200 people	65 km
Kraan	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	67 km
Kataman	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	68 km
Tapian	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	69 km
Talisawa	Central Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	69 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Awang	CBO	58	Civ.	Paved	No	6200	77 km
Surallah (Aallah Valley)	AAV	183	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Milbuk		Philippines	58 km
Cotabato	PHCBO	Philippines	87 km
Polloc	PHPLC	Philippines	96 km

More information

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